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Copiague is an 'American Venice' with midcentury homes and sidewalks
While sidewalk-lined streets and a familiar mix of prewar midcentury homes make Copiague blend with neighboring communities at first glance, a closer look at the blocks leading toward the Great South Bay reveals the global inspirations that built this South Shore hamlet. Specialty grocers advertise Eastern European comfort food in English and Polish, and Latin dance music spills out from a beachfront cantina across Tanner Park on summer evenings. Winged lions atop pillars have long guarded the American Venice development, mirroring its Italian namesake. “The history is that Copiague was originally settled by a large Italian population. American Venice has their own Grand Canal that goes out to the bay like Venice. The gondolas are gone, but you see all kinds of boats on the water. Kayaks and motorboats to large cabin cruisers and sailboats,” says Gerald O’Neill, an associate broker at Signature Premier Properties with 51 years of experience selling on the South Shore in Babylon. Ever-evolving businesses along Sunrise Highway and quieter commercial strips carry Copiague’s multicultural influences, as do the diverse Town of Babylon events that fill its southern peninsulas.
Many homes in Copiague are built on the many canals in the area.
The winged horse statues welcome you to the American Venice of Long Island.
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Boating on the Great South Bay and athletics at Tanner Park
Private docks line Copiague's southern border from the straight line of American Venice’s Grand Canal to the meandering, peninsula-broken banks of the Great South Bay. Boaters and anglers take off through the South Shore’s waterways, those on kayaks typically hugging the shores and nearby salt marshes while motorboaters might set out into the Atlantic Ocean through distant access points like the Fire Island Inlet. Those without backyard docks can apply for a boat slip and dock at Tanner Park Marina, one of the many amenities that draw Town of Babylon residents to Tanner Park. “I walk in Tanner Park pretty much every day. There’s a skatepark, a football field, the senior center – it's big,” says Cheryl Messina, a licensed associate real estate broker with Signature Premier Properties who lives in Copiague. “The summer bar there, Cantina Bay, changed owners. There’s music and dancing there pretty much every night.” Along the waterfront, anglers cast from a fishing pier, swimmers splash at Copiague Beach, kids run through the spray park and concertgoers rock out around the band shell. Further inland, athletes have access to plenty of fields and courts, from classic baseball diamonds and pickleball courts to bocce courts.
Soccer games can be seen being played on the fields at Tanner Park very often.
Boating is a favotite pastime for many of Copiagues's residents.
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Copiague homes on South Shore canals and midcentury suburban blocks
While Copiague’s residential blocks carry the typical blend of prewar through midcentury-heavy single-family styles that suburbanized Long Island, the subdivisions stretching down peninsulas into the bay and waves of new construction have introduced variety to the hamlet. “We have a very strong demand for waterfront properties. If you’re a boater, you want your boat in the backyard; you don’t want to drive to a marina. Inland, there’s tremendous variety in housing, from little cottages to big new construction. Anywhere builders can buy a distressed property and build a new house, they’re doing that,” O’Neill says. On landlocked blocks to the north, move-in ready single-family homes usually sell for $400,000 to $730,000, though fixer-uppers can go for less. Waterfront homes on canals, creeks and the Great South Bay usually sell for $530,000 to $900,000, but especially large or renovated homes can sell for $1 million to $2.5 million. Condos in communities like The Anchorage and Harbor View Estates sell for $370,000 to $700,000, varying widely in architectural style, age requirements and monthly HOA fees.
There are a great number of waterfront homes in Copiague.
Not all the homes in Copiague are waterfront, many are land locked.
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Festivals and pow wows at Tanner Park
Its size and waterfront views make Tanner Park a popular venue for big community events. The Copiague Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Long Island Family Festival is among the most anticipated, drawing crowds for a weekend of carnival rides, live music and fair food each September. The Paumanauke Pow Wow has an over 40-year history of celebrating Native American cultures in Long Island. Each August, native and non-native attendees enjoy a weekend of traditional dance performances and competitions, native food and traditional crafts and artisan goods sold by vendors. Concerts, car shows and Cantina Bay Latin dance nights are a few more events that keep Tanner Park lively.
Tanner Park in the Copiague hosts many festivals throughtout the year.
The Cantina is a great beachfront restaurant in Copiague.
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Shopping and dining on Montauk and Sunrise highways
Copiague’s businesses congregate behind parking lots on major thoroughfares like Montauk and Sunrise highways and on a more Main Street-style commercial area along Oak Street. Mama’s is the local favorite for pizza, pasta and other Italian favorites, while Zagloba Polish Bar & Restaurant serves Polish staples in a rustic, intimate dining space. Fine Fare Supermarkets stocks groceries, including robust international sections. Several churches are active throughout the hamlet, including Our Lady of the Assumption which holds services in English, Spanish and Polish. Near Sunrise Highway, strip malls house big names like Home Depot and Target.
Many residents of Copiague rely on Fine Fare Supermarket for their groceries.
In additon to mom and pop stores, Copiague has some large box stores like Target.
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Eagles basketball at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School
Most kids will attend one of four Copiague Public School District elementary schools, including Great Neck Road Elementary School, which earns a B-minus from Niche. Copiague Middle School also earns a B-minus. Students at the B-plus rated Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School glow Eagles blue at home basketball games thanks to a professional-grade LED light system installed in the gymnasium in 2023. Kids living in a small, northwestern section of Copiague will attend the Amityville Union Free School District which earns a C-plus overall.
The Great Neck Road School in Copiague serves approximately 450 students.
The student-teacher ratio at the Copiague High School is 14 to 1.
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Traveling to the Southern State Parkway and boarding at the Copiague LIRR Station
While Sunrise Highway is a major east-west connector, commuters are likely to head further north to the Southern State Parkway on the roughly 40-mile drive to Manhattan. Train riders board at the Copiague Long Island Rail Road Station and can arrive at Penn Station in just over an hour. Suffolk County Transit buses make stops along Montauk Highway. St. Joseph Hospital is less than 10 miles away, and commercial flights take off from John F. Kennedy International Airport about 25 miles away.
The Southern State Parkway is easily accessible to Copiague.
The Copiague LIRR station provides a quick and easy method of traveling to NYC.
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Copiague flooding south of Montauk Highway
As is the case along most of the South Shore, unusually heavy rainfall and extreme coastal storms can cause waterfront sections of Copiague to flood. Flood insurance is needed for properties sitting closest to the Great South Bay and Copiague’s canals and creeks, generally defined as the area south of Montauk Highway.
Since it is a coastal town, Copaigue streets can occassionally flood.
Some local residents have raised their homes to midigate any flood related damages.
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Parks in this Area
Pearsall Park
Picnic Area
Trails
Events
Tanner Park
Baseball/Softball
Fishing
Pool
James A. Caples Memorial Park
Baseball/Softball
Bike Trails
Boating
Serenity Park
Soccer
Parking Lot
Multi-Purpose Field
Copiague Neck County Park
Multi-Purpose Field
Walking Paths
Straight Path Park
Multi-Purpose Field
Walking Paths
Firemens Memorial Park
Gateway Park
Transit
Airport
Long Island MacArthur
31 min drive
Train
Copiague Station
Bus
Montauk HWY & William St
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Albany Ave & Banbury Ct
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Albany Ave & Sunrise HWY (S)
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Great Neck Rd & Marconi Blvd
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Dixon Ave & Galvani St
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Dixon Ave & Ferraris St
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Oak St & Garfield Ave
Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.519 Reviews
3.0Niche User
8/17/2016Niche Review
It is suburban and relatively quiet which I like but there are plenty of better places to live in the country.
3.0Current Resident
10/30/2019Niche Review
Some areas are better than some. Not the worst town but would recommend something better. A lot of construction currently going on. Schools are better since new administration.
3.0Niche User
8/17/2016Niche Review
The police respond relatively slow but there isn't usually much crime.
4.0Current Resident
4/13/2024Niche Review
I like that Copiague is generally a small town especial compared to the neighboring towns. It allows for a tighter community. However I do feel that the night life is really lacking but you don't come to town like Copiague looking for parties at night, it's relative distance from NYC is definitely a plus.
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Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Copiague
US
Homicide
3
4
Sexual Assault
3
4
Assault with Weapon
4
4
Robbery
4
4
Burglary
4
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
5
4
Larceny
4
4
Crime Score
4
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Copiague, Long Island sell after 51 days on the market compared to the national average of 47 days. The average sale price for homes in Copiague, Long Island over the last 12 months is $588,139, up 7% from the average home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
20,695
Median Age
42
Population Density
11 ppl/acre
Population under 18
22%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
18.1%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$100,135
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$115,957
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
85%
College Graduates
23.2%
Below the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
8.9%
On par with the national average
13.3%
% Population in Labor Force
68.2%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
38''
Average Winter Low Temperature
25°F
Average Summer High Temperature
82°F
Annual Snowfall
32''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
47/ 100
Somewhat Walkable
Walk Score®
63/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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